The fallback, using IP address 192.168.1.1 did work. I suspect this requires an Internet connection and I prefer to make the initial configuration changes while a router is off-line. The manual says you can start off configuring the router by entering into a web browser. This is not a good router for anyone living in an apartment building. While anyone can gripe with whatever default a router makes regarding channel width, what is inexcusable is that the EA8300 does not let you change the channel width. Those of us that live in crowded Wi-Fi neighborhoods are better off with narrower channels and the less interference they provide. This provides faster speeds if, and only if, you have no neighbors at all. Peplink routers let you limit themselves to channels 1, 6 and 11 while still letting the router pick the channel.Īnother gripe was that the two SSIDs on the 5GHz frequency band both were using 80MHz wide channels. However, devices on nearby channels are just seen as noise and interference to each other. Multiple devices using the same channel can co-ordinate with each other. While channel 5 may not have been used, it is nonetheless a worse choice compared with channel 6. The only channels that do not overlap are 1, 6 and 11 and routers should stick to those channels. Here are my first gripes.įor one thing, no router should use channel 5 on the 2.4GHz frequency band. In a different location, they were on channels 5, 40 and 100. The networks/SSIDs were on channels 5, 40 and 132 at first. The networks use WPA2 and the default password (printed on a label affixed to the getting started booklet) was 10 characters long and seemed to be fairly random. ![]() Each network is called LinksysXXXXX, where the Xs are numbers. When you first power it up, it creates three Wi-Fi networks (recall the three radios). There are five Ethernet ports on the back and the one for the Internet is clearly labeled as such. The router also has LED lights on all the Ethernet ports, which, to me, is a great feature as it indicates both the health and the speed of the Ethernet connection. An orange globe means there is no Internet connection. When there was no Ethernet cable plugged into the WAN port, it displayed an orange picture of an Ethernet cable. ![]() When all is well, it displays "Linksys" in white. I liked the display on the top of the router because the status indicators are easier to understand and see than simple LEDs. That said, the top 3 reviews in the United States all gave it one star. On Amazon, it has 2,660 ratings which average out to 4.5 stars (out of 5). The EA8300 originally sold for $200 when it was released in late 2017, it now sells for roughly $130.
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